[~/Dropbox/src/javascript/inheritance]$ cat inh1.js //Shape - superclass function Shape() { this.x = 0; this.y = 0; } Shape.prototype.toString = function() { return "("+this.x+", "+this.y+")"; } Shape.prototype.move = function(x, y) { this.x += x; this.y += y; console.info("Shape moved to "+this); }; // Rectangle - subclass function Rectangle() { Shape.call(this); //call super constructor. } // Rectangle inherits from Shape Rectangle.prototype = Object.create(Shape.prototype); var rect = new Rectangle(); console.log("x = "+rect); console.log("rect is an instance of Rectangle? "+(rect instanceof Rectangle)) //true. console.log("rect is an instance of Shape? "+(rect instanceof Shape)) //true. rect.move(1, 2); //Outputs, "Shape moved."
[~/Dropbox/src/javascript/inheritance]$ node inh1.js x = (0, 0) rect is an instance of Rectangle? true rect is an instance of Shape? true Shape moved to (1, 2)